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and i know you are a strong friend to israel, but there are many who are concerned about the sort of mutual saber-rattling that seems to be happening with iran and israel, and so, can you let folks know what, you know, obviously no one wants iran to have the capability of nuclear of a nuclear weapon, but will we get some -- some notice as a country if there is an effort, if israel plans on taking action? >> i'm not so sure we'll know in advance if israel decides to act, but we will know whether iran is going to move towards a nuclear weapon when they cut off the inspections that are there. these are inspections which take place, i believe every 30 days. that's not much notice, by the way, and it's not enough notice, because it would put iran on the decision course that they're going to have nuclear weapons. and in everyone's interests, in the region's interests not just israel, but there's no arab country that i know of that wants iran to have a nuclear weapon. and it would really start an arms race in that region, which could spread not only to other countries in the region, and whe
and i know you are a strong friend to israel, but there are many who are concerned about the sort of mutual saber-rattling that seems to be happening with iran and israel, and so, can you let folks know what, you know, obviously no one wants iran to have the capability of nuclear of a nuclear weapon, but will we get some -- some notice as a country if there is an effort, if israel plans on taking action? >> i'm not so sure we'll know in advance if israel decides to act, but we will know...
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. >> steve israel runs the dccc, appreciate. >> thank you. [ jody ] four course feast. man it's great. the guests love it. [ male announcer ] red lobster's four course seafood feast is back. get soup, salad, cheddar bay biscuits, dessert and choose one of 7 entrees. four courses for only $15. offer ends soon. i'm jody gonzalez, red lobster manager and i sea food differently. [[vo]]...we're the idea nobody wants to hear. ...until the truth reveals itself. boat-rockers. and above all... and there's only one place you'll find us. weeknights on current tv. >> interesting, but may mott be getting the attention they deserve. story number one. president obama is in hot water with u.s. catholic leaders. they are angry that the president approved regulations that require religious organization toss include contraceptives in their employee healthcare plans. number two. there's fresh evidence that the decision by the susan g. komen foundation to cut breast cancer screening foundation planned parenthood was right-wing politics at its worst. according to a an anonymous source -- han
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i'm maintaining the treaty with israel. help me navigate through the diplomatic nightmare. >> if only mr. morsi was sophisticated as we hope you from your comments make him out to be. let's remember here, eliot. he's the accidental candidate that became president who essentially is taking orders from the guardian council of the muslim brotherhood which is far more, far more anti-israel far more emphatic in its attitude toward supporting hamas. so it's very hard to say how this all plays out. let's not impute too much so sophistication to a man who is engaged in what essentially is a delicate balancing act between his bosses in the muslim brotherhood leadership on the one hand and on the on the other hand the necessity of not alienating the multilateral donors who are -- who have to provide the funding that will give the muslim brotherhood for all intents and purposes, the capacity to deliver on the economic challenges that it faces domestically. all of the brouhaha aside, the fact of the matter is that i suspect that hamas
i'm maintaining the treaty with israel. help me navigate through the diplomatic nightmare. >> if only mr. morsi was sophisticated as we hope you from your comments make him out to be. let's remember here, eliot. he's the accidental candidate that became president who essentially is taking orders from the guardian council of the muslim brotherhood which is far more, far more anti-israel far more emphatic in its attitude toward supporting hamas. so it's very hard to say how this all plays...
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they see us saying we need more space with our ally israel. they see president obama and new york city the same day that netenyahu is here instead of meeting with him, he goes on a talk show. they see the secretary of defense walk them back. they are not changing their mind. that's what we have to do is change their mind -- >> how do you do it so quickly. look you both saw benjamin netenyahu hold up the picture of a bomb with a red line and talking about the red line being in spring. so can you solve this -- if the romney/ryan ticket is elected, can you solve this in two months before spring and avoid -- >> ryan: we can debate the time line whether it's that short of time or longer -- i agree it's probably longer. number two, it's -- >> you don't agree with that bomb -- >> ryan: look we both agree that to do this peacefully you have got them to change their minds. they are not changing their minds -- >> biden: let me tell you what the ayatollah sees. he sees his economy being crippled. the ayatollah sees 50% less exports of oil, he sees his ec
they see us saying we need more space with our ally israel. they see president obama and new york city the same day that netenyahu is here instead of meeting with him, he goes on a talk show. they see the secretary of defense walk them back. they are not changing their mind. that's what we have to do is change their mind -- >> how do you do it so quickly. look you both saw benjamin netenyahu hold up the picture of a bomb with a red line and talking about the red line being in spring. so...
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they see us saying we need more space with our ally israel. they see president obama and new york city the same day that netenyahu is here, instead of meeting with him, he goes on a talk show. they see the secretary of defense walk them back. they are not changing their mind. that's what we have to do is change their mind -- >> how do you do it so quickly. look, you both saw benjamin netenyahu hold up the picture of a bomb with a red line and talking about the red line being in spring. so can you solve this -- if the romney/ryan ticket is elected, can you solve this in two months before spring and avoid -- >> ryan: we can debate the time line whether it's that short of time or longer -- i agree it's probably longer. number two it's -- >> you don't agree with that bomb -- >> ryan: look we both agree that to do this peacefully you have got them to change their minds. they are not changing their minds -- >> biden: let me tell you what the ayatollah sees. he sees his economy being crippled. the ayatollah sees 50% less exports of oil, he sees his e
they see us saying we need more space with our ally israel. they see president obama and new york city the same day that netenyahu is here, instead of meeting with him, he goes on a talk show. they see the secretary of defense walk them back. they are not changing their mind. that's what we have to do is change their mind -- >> how do you do it so quickly. look, you both saw benjamin netenyahu hold up the picture of a bomb with a red line and talking about the red line being in spring. so...
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that he hates israel. he won't visit israel and so on and so forth. i asked them frankly tell me one thing that the president's done to harm israel. just one thing. and they can never come up with a single thing but there's been a whispering campaign regarding the jewish vote for four years. it is hard for the president to turn that around. >> eliot: allen i have been devout and stead fast support of the president particularly on the issue of israel where i remember when the campaign began. a misinterpretation of his speeches. he has been a devout supporter of israel. as a matter of politics, you and i have been in politics. why didn't he visit israel and do what would visually have been better? >> in fact, as he pointed out on the debate, he has visited israel. he's visited it in a way that was profoundly important to him. it shaped his thinking in a way far more superficial than romney going to raise money for his campaign. i applaud him for that. >> eliot: i agree with you. he went to the great memorial to the holocaust and i'm sure that was moving
that he hates israel. he won't visit israel and so on and so forth. i asked them frankly tell me one thing that the president's done to harm israel. just one thing. and they can never come up with a single thing but there's been a whispering campaign regarding the jewish vote for four years. it is hard for the president to turn that around. >> eliot: allen i have been devout and stead fast support of the president particularly on the issue of israel where i remember when the campaign...
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between us and israel. we have iran, four years closer to a nuclear bomb. syria is not just the tragedy of 30,000 civilians being killed by a military but also a strategically significant player for america. the president's policies throughout the middle east began with an apology tour. and pursue a strategy of leading from behind and this strategy is unraveling before our very eyes. >> because we're closing in, i want to still get a lot of people in. i want to ask you something mr. president and have the governor quickly -- your secretary of state as i'm sure you know, has said that she takes full responsibility for the attack on the diplomatic mission in benghazi. does the buck stop with your secretary of state as far as what went on here? >> obama: secretary clinton has done an extraordinary job but she works for me. i'm the president. i'm always responsible. and that's why nobody's more interested in finding out exactly what happened than i do. the day after the attack, governor i stood in the rose gard
between us and israel. we have iran, four years closer to a nuclear bomb. syria is not just the tragedy of 30,000 civilians being killed by a military but also a strategically significant player for america. the president's policies throughout the middle east began with an apology tour. and pursue a strategy of leading from behind and this strategy is unraveling before our very eyes. >> because we're closing in, i want to still get a lot of people in. i want to ask you something mr....
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israel israel. >> the government of israel has asked to enough the capitol to jerusalem. >> just be precise. if you're president you would consult with the israeli government, and if they said please move the embassy you're going to do that. >> i'm not going to make foreign policy while i'm on foreign policy. >> cenk: you just said jerusalem--that's your policy. you said it in israel. it doesn't matter. the more important point is he is he's saying, you don't know that's israel's position? i'm amazed by this guy. how could he be smart enough to hood wimping a whole bunch of people at bain company to make a ton of money and you're running for president of the united states of america. you're the leader of your party at this point as the nominee and you don't know that it's israel's position that they want all of jerusalem as their capitol? oh is that what they want? that would make it easier. what's wrong with this guy. and then of course he's going to do more warmongering there. >> romney: it is iran that is the leading state sponsor of terrorism and is the destabilizing state of the world.
israel israel. >> the government of israel has asked to enough the capitol to jerusalem. >> just be precise. if you're president you would consult with the israeli government, and if they said please move the embassy you're going to do that. >> i'm not going to make foreign policy while i'm on foreign policy. >> cenk: you just said jerusalem--that's your policy. you said it in israel. it doesn't matter. the more important point is he is he's saying, you don't know that's...
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where do you stand on israel? >> i am without question committed to israel as a jewish nation. the prime minister of israel and i are old friends. i just saw him -- well spoke with him a few days ago. >> did he just said minister? anyway netenyahu said, and i quote: i wonder how this latest mitt stretching of the truth, lie, i don't know, will play with jewish voters. >> it's sort of awkward, right? did you ever have a friend in middle school who you liked a lot more than they liked you? it sort of sounds like that. but that clip of romney on the ray you show tells you who this is about. it is about those religious christian voters who have a symbolic and religious attachment to the state of israel, and romney's really appealing to them. he sort of -- sounds like he is trying to appeal to american jewish voters but that conservative christian right-wing base is who he is really talking to. >> do you think there's any reason netenyahu would care or want to distance himself or get close to romney? is there any underlying intenning on the part of netenyahu. >> netenyahu is a very
where do you stand on israel? >> i am without question committed to israel as a jewish nation. the prime minister of israel and i are old friends. i just saw him -- well spoke with him a few days ago. >> did he just said minister? anyway netenyahu said, and i quote: i wonder how this latest mitt stretching of the truth, lie, i don't know, will play with jewish voters. >> it's sort of awkward, right? did you ever have a friend in middle school who you liked a lot more than they...
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which is another problem for israel and hezbollah. i think it's dealing with a threat. we have a president who isn't going to top them from getting a nuclear weapon. we need to new president or we are going to have a cataclysmiy situation. they will have a nuclear weapon to protect them for whatever they do. it has to be stopped and this president is not in position to do that. >> i'm not sure the rest of the media grasped how stunning that answer is. they asked about syria and he wound his way eventually to saying obviously we have to bomb iran. how about the syrian people and 7,600 people killed and babies that colvin was reporting on that have starved to death et cetera. >> he said the only relevance with syria is what the regime does is reward to israel. speaking of israel, we hate iran, let's go bomb iran. easy not alone. do you think when mitt romney was asked the same question it would go in a different direction? >> it's unacceptable for iran to have a nuclear weapon. >> what? >> it is their route to the sea. syria provides a
which is another problem for israel and hezbollah. i think it's dealing with a threat. we have a president who isn't going to top them from getting a nuclear weapon. we need to new president or we are going to have a cataclysmiy situation. they will have a nuclear weapon to protect them for whatever they do. it has to be stopped and this president is not in position to do that. >> i'm not sure the rest of the media grasped how stunning that answer is. they asked about syria and he wound...
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an abc news crew was also denied joining us now, steve israel, tonight. >> good to be with you. >> a poll just conducted found that 64% of americans support the pipeline, 22% oppose. and 13% undecided. i appreciate the environmental concerns, but is it wise politically for the democrats to fight this thing? >> i would imagine if you polled the american people before the oil spill in the gulf of mexico, the majority of the american people might have supported that, and then when the well erupted, the vast majority said wait a minute, maybe we shouldn't go that fast. you have to prove it is safe. let me give you my second point. these republicans, this is why they are so -- they are sliding down this hill. this is why the bottom is dropping out of them, because they are hypocrites. when in the history of tax cuts did the republican party ever condition a tax cut on an oil pipeline or on anything else -- >> right, but they are now backing away from at tachg it from the whole issue of tax cuts. boehner is saying we'll attach it to the energy bill. >> this is why the american people no lo
an abc news crew was also denied joining us now, steve israel, tonight. >> good to be with you. >> a poll just conducted found that 64% of americans support the pipeline, 22% oppose. and 13% undecided. i appreciate the environmental concerns, but is it wise politically for the democrats to fight this thing? >> i would imagine if you polled the american people before the oil spill in the gulf of mexico, the majority of the american people might have supported that, and then...
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they agree that israel should be completely hard right wing and palestinians should not get a state. we talked about that before. we haven't told you how much addlele son would make if good beginning would become president. we did the math on it. first, a little clip from world news. >> i think it was on nightline. so he's got a big checkbook right? let's compare him to mitt romney. mitt romney is incredibly rich. he has about $250 million and sheldon adelson is crushing him at $21 billion. he is 84 times richer than mitt romney. ok so, we did a little bit of math. now, if sheldon adelson is making the same amount of money as mitt romney is in relationship to their net worth he would actually be making $1.76 billion. now, if he paid 15% on that, he would be paying in taxes $264 million. remember president obama has the buffet rule, and he wins, then it would be 30% tax on all millionaires in which case sheldon adelson would have to pay $27.9 million. what's the difference? $265 million. that's the tax savings he would have under a republican president. that means he can give 26 times
they agree that israel should be completely hard right wing and palestinians should not get a state. we talked about that before. we haven't told you how much addlele son would make if good beginning would become president. we did the math on it. first, a little clip from world news. >> i think it was on nightline. so he's got a big checkbook right? let's compare him to mitt romney. mitt romney is incredibly rich. he has about $250 million and sheldon adelson is crushing him at $21...
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and when you talk about that, palestine-israel is perfect. here's what he said in his speech today. >> finally i would recommit america to the goal of a democratic prosperous palestinian state living side by side in peace and security with the jewish state of israel. on this vital issue the president has failed and it has dissolve in the heated disfoots at the u.n. >> cenk: that's what he said in public. am i not merciful, fine, let's have two states. remember what he said in private. when meeting with fundraisers this is what he said about peace in the area. >> the palestinians have no interest whatsoever in establishing peace and that the pathway to peace is almost unthinkable to accomplish. >> cenk: so what he tells his donors behind the scenes, peace is unthinkable. we won't even bother trying. he's not even bothering thinking about it. watch this part of the donor meeting. >> on the other hand i got a call from a former secretary of state, and i won't mention which one it was but this individual said to me, you know, i think there is a p
and when you talk about that, palestine-israel is perfect. here's what he said in his speech today. >> finally i would recommit america to the goal of a democratic prosperous palestinian state living side by side in peace and security with the jewish state of israel. on this vital issue the president has failed and it has dissolve in the heated disfoots at the u.n. >> cenk: that's what he said in public. am i not merciful, fine, let's have two states. remember what he said in...
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you go around to england israel israel, poland. shake hands smile don't make mistakes and maybe collect money along the way as mitt romney in israel. this cass a disaster for him even before he got there, and i'm sure the campaign is sketching out his message on the sluggish economic numbers as soon as they get back to the country. >> eliot: as son who was in politics in new york, it's ireland, italy that you needed to visit because those were the voting blocks here. but will that have an impact on jewish voters in the united states? what will romney say that he believes will have an impact on a voting block that is consistency behind the nominee. i think they're completely unsatisfied with president obama. what will he say that will differ materially from what what president obama has said. >> he has already said that president obama has webbed his support for israel. he has cut off funds for the country as promised even though as you explained he was just given an agreement to give tens of thousands of dollars more. he'll that pr
you go around to england israel israel, poland. shake hands smile don't make mistakes and maybe collect money along the way as mitt romney in israel. this cass a disaster for him even before he got there, and i'm sure the campaign is sketching out his message on the sluggish economic numbers as soon as they get back to the country. >> eliot: as son who was in politics in new york, it's ireland, italy that you needed to visit because those were the voting blocks here. but will that have an...
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and in israel -- are you sure you have to go to israel? i'm done talking now. >> thank you brett. and joining me now from washington, d.c. for a look at the political ramifications of today's debacle is peter fenn. peter runs fenn communications group and worked on more than 300 campaigns from presidential races to mayoral ones and knows his stuff. peter, welcome back inside the "war room." >> thanks, governor, great to be back. >> it's just such a fun day. here are some more of mitt's gaffs. said he met with the head of the british spy agency, mi-6, which you're not supposed to do. referredreferred to his meeting at downing street as the back side instead of the back garden and called the head of the labor party leader, i guess which is a no-no. can it get any worse for the guy? >> it's pretty tough to get worse. he obviously couldn't remember his name. look, this was supposed to be the olympics, a slam dunk. what ended up happening is he slammed the british and got dunked by david cameron basically. you know, i mean, in one sense you have to feel a little sorry for the guy but,
and in israel -- are you sure you have to go to israel? i'm done talking now. >> thank you brett. and joining me now from washington, d.c. for a look at the political ramifications of today's debacle is peter fenn. peter runs fenn communications group and worked on more than 300 campaigns from presidential races to mayoral ones and knows his stuff. peter, welcome back inside the "war room." >> thanks, governor, great to be back. >> it's just such a fun day. here are...
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. >> right now israel is in great danger of a nuclear holocaust from iran. [[vo]]...we're the idea nobody wants to hear. ...until the truth reveals itself. boat-rockers. and above all... and there's only one place you'll find us. weeknights on current tv. ♪ >>> all right. now we have been telling you about the drive to start a war with iran unfortunately in the american media and we have also been telling you, hey, you know what, our military intelligence officials are totally against it. we want to show you that. look at all of the officials that have said we're not sure you should go into iran here. >> the agency assesses iran as unlikely to initiate or intentionally provoke a conflict. >> i think it would be premature to decide that the time for a military option was upon us. >> we have no specific or credible threat against any organization or target in the united states. >> the intelligence has been very clear on this they continue to develop their enrichment capabilities, but the intelligence does not show they have made the decision to proceed with
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the former director of israel's security agency. i don't have faith in the current leadership of the state of israel that has to lead us to an event as big as a war with iran. i really don't believe in a leadership that makes decisions out of messianic feelings. meaning this guy thinks maybe he's a messiah and he has to do this when the facts don't support it. they only say that when it's not a bluff when it's not a negotiation tactic. this guy is crazy enough to do it. all world leadership is worried we caught this on open mike when nicolas sarkozy and president obama. i can't look at him sarkozy says, any more, he's a liar. obama said you've had enough of him. i have to deal with him every day. the whole world has to deal with him and israel is very worried that he might do something rash and totally wrong for the country. you know that only 19% of israel believes that without u.s. support they should do a strike. he's deeply unpopular and i hope he's mentally stable, but this is not good news. when we come back, the occupy moveme
the former director of israel's security agency. i don't have faith in the current leadership of the state of israel that has to lead us to an event as big as a war with iran. i really don't believe in a leadership that makes decisions out of messianic feelings. meaning this guy thinks maybe he's a messiah and he has to do this when the facts don't support it. they only say that when it's not a bluff when it's not a negotiation tactic. this guy is crazy enough to do it. all world leadership is...
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. >> steve israel runs the dccc, appreciate. >> thank you. i'm a lobster girl. top quality lobster is all we catch. [ male announcer ] don't miss red lobster's lobsterfest. the only time of year you can savor 12 exciting lobster entrees, like lobster lover's dream i'm laura mclennan and i sea food differently. twizzlers. the twist you can't resist. rounds out current's new morning news block. >>it's completely inappropriate for television. ♪ >>> you're back with us for incite on how ryan's radical budget is donnie fowler and pollster david mermin. advise democratic candidates across the country. let's start with the politics of budgets, and how this place out in the general election. what about the healthcare stuff in the general? >> it was a good thing to focus on it tonight. romney had a good night tonight. but the most important thing is his endorse of that ryan -- >> i totally agree. >> you can voters what do you want to do with medicare, 70% want to -- >> 70%? >> 25% of all americans 25% would like to turn it into the kind of voucher program that ryan and
. >> steve israel runs the dccc, appreciate. >> thank you. i'm a lobster girl. top quality lobster is all we catch. [ male announcer ] don't miss red lobster's lobsterfest. the only time of year you can savor 12 exciting lobster entrees, like lobster lover's dream i'm laura mclennan and i sea food differently. twizzlers. the twist you can't resist. rounds out current's new morning news block. >>it's completely inappropriate for television. ♪ >>> you're back with us...
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on to the two state solution in israel and palestine. let's find out what he said about that. >> among israelis and palestinians the future must not belong to those who turn their back on the prospect of peace. the road is hard, but the destination is clear a secure jewish state of israel and an independent prosperous palestine. >> constantly striking a balance. that is the right tone there. obviously any sane person wants a two state solution where both sides are free and peaceful. all right, now finally no excuses for violence. this was my favorite part of the speech. >> there are no words that excuse the killing of in sents. there is no video that justifies an attack on an embassy. there's no slander to provides an excuse for a person to burn a restaurant or destroy a school or cause death and instruction in pack tan. >> he explained throughout the speech, this hurts muslims more than anyone else because they suffer the bombings more than anyone else and suffer the killings more than anyone else when terror strikes or there is violenc
on to the two state solution in israel and palestine. let's find out what he said about that. >> among israelis and palestinians the future must not belong to those who turn their back on the prospect of peace. the road is hard, but the destination is clear a secure jewish state of israel and an independent prosperous palestine. >> constantly striking a balance. that is the right tone there. obviously any sane person wants a two state solution where both sides are free and peaceful....
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it does not want to strike israel. it is believed that israel does have a contingency plan for striking iran's nuclear production facilities. the danger? no one knows if it will really work and if it didn't work, iran would not only solve the nuclear program but it didn't have the pretext because it had been attacked. >> cenk: the pretext? it had been attacked. >> it is like cnn does best when we're at war and they can cover war so it makes you -- as conspiratorial as you can be. >> cenk: oh, iran! let's show you a missile. if they had one but they don't have one. can you imagine what danger iran -- romney is so right that we should probably attack any minute now. i think cnn does a horrible job with these things. >> they did away with it because people think they're the liberal media. >> cenk: that's the greatest joke of all. michael, we'll see you in the next segment as well. does president obama agree? oh, you got that right right? empty chair here. all right. now, i know but they couldn't see it. that's why i had t
it does not want to strike israel. it is believed that israel does have a contingency plan for striking iran's nuclear production facilities. the danger? no one knows if it will really work and if it didn't work, iran would not only solve the nuclear program but it didn't have the pretext because it had been attacked. >> cenk: the pretext? it had been attacked. >> it is like cnn does best when we're at war and they can cover war so it makes you -- as conspiratorial as you can be....
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that's israel's perspective. who winds up getting killed more? israel has more fire power. three israeli's killed, 19 palestinians. four years ago with the last incursion, 13 israelis were killed but 1400 palestinians were killed, hundreds were civilians. when netanyahu the incredibly right wing leader of israel, was he says it's all justifiable. >> in recent days and weeks hamas and the other terrorist organizations in gaza have made normal life impossible for the 1 million israelis. no government would tolerate a situation where nearly a fifth of its people live under a constant barrage of rockets and missile fire. this is why israel will continue to take whatever action is necessary to defend our people. >> cenk: of course, which side is the u.s. going to fall on? well here, the departments are supposed to be leftwing, although i don't see that often either but when it comes to israel there will be no balanced approach. the u.s. state department deputy spokesperson says there is no justification for the violence that hamas and other terrorists organizations are employing
that's israel's perspective. who winds up getting killed more? israel has more fire power. three israeli's killed, 19 palestinians. four years ago with the last incursion, 13 israelis were killed but 1400 palestinians were killed, hundreds were civilians. when netanyahu the incredibly right wing leader of israel, was he says it's all justifiable. >> in recent days and weeks hamas and the other terrorist organizations in gaza have made normal life impossible for the 1 million israelis. no...
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israel. egypt is serving as an intermediary in the ongoing talks vicinity's president told reporters if the situation was further escalateed this co-mean dire consequences, and we could not accept that, and the free world could not accept that. william hague seemed to agree. a ground invasion is much more difficult for the international community to support. for more for the efforts to broker peace i'm joined by james traub and by joe cirincione president of the global security foundation and author of "bomb scare: the history and future of nuclear weapons." why now? why is this simmer conflict simmering conflict happening. >> there is an election coming up in israel. the cynical interpretation would be netanyahu has decided to have this census-creating war. now is that true? i don't know. the underlying israel point of view is that it's the time to show hamas that this is unacceptable. the underlying question is given the occurrence of this event what happened four years ago looks almost ide
israel. egypt is serving as an intermediary in the ongoing talks vicinity's president told reporters if the situation was further escalateed this co-mean dire consequences, and we could not accept that, and the free world could not accept that. william hague seemed to agree. a ground invasion is much more difficult for the international community to support. for more for the efforts to broker peace i'm joined by james traub and by joe cirincione president of the global security foundation and...
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. >> when the united states has glommed on to israel or israel has glommed on to the united states as an ali. in that time line is that israel in going afterra jabari when in breaking a ceasefire. there was a ceasefire in place israel broke. i think if -- it has nothing to do with the u.s. elections and a romney losing and saying we are not going to be part of the u.s. and making your question more ironic. we are israel and will do what we want to do even though our candidate lost and we need their money for the iron dome project. >> we gave them iron dome before the elections and there is no instigation on one side before the u.s. elections. israeli right wing is in charge. if you don't have war you do a peace deal, the right wing loses its reason for existing to some degree. hamas while they are the more militant folks have an incentive to create war. do we have a situation here where we have put the wrong people in charge or incent vise for more war? >> it's not farra fetched when you consider the israeli elections take place of january 2013 and this is netanyahu's way of flexing h
. >> when the united states has glommed on to israel or israel has glommed on to the united states as an ali. in that time line is that israel in going afterra jabari when in breaking a ceasefire. there was a ceasefire in place israel broke. i think if -- it has nothing to do with the u.s. elections and a romney losing and saying we are not going to be part of the u.s. and making your question more ironic. we are israel and will do what we want to do even though our candidate lost and we...
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iranian generals say we'll wipe out israel and destroy american bases in the region. they would like to do that. they can't. they say they would like to build a nuclear sub. they say they'll build 20 nuclear power plants. they can't. so the fact that they want to do that makes them a dangerous country and they have to be dealt with. their capacity to do harm is not quite as great as they claim. their willingness is not quite as great as they claim. >> eliot: how do we measure the sanctions? >> the economic harm we can know. that's not the question. the question is what is that going to cause the regime to do? what we've seen in recent months is a willingness to make concessions on a subject they had not made concessions on before. that's the following. the issue is not the enrichment of nuclear fuel. it is the enrichment of it to a point where it can be made into material. the iranians have begun to say in their unclear ambiguous way they're prepared to stop enriching to 20%. that's the key. >> that's the threshold. >> if that's true and it is not clear, it has to be
iranian generals say we'll wipe out israel and destroy american bases in the region. they would like to do that. they can't. they say they would like to build a nuclear sub. they say they'll build 20 nuclear power plants. they can't. so the fact that they want to do that makes them a dangerous country and they have to be dealt with. their capacity to do harm is not quite as great as they claim. their willingness is not quite as great as they claim. >> eliot: how do we measure the...
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strange story of seam israel. but first tim pawlenty isn't born. michelle bachmann isn't stopping and the business extra patrol peter is not a business expert. when it doesn't fit anywhere else we put it in the viewfinder viewfinder. >> hello every. >> off to our programs. >> considered at least by the romneys we're told, safe, reliable steady as she goes, nothing too flashy. >> kind of a boring guy. a reasonable, fine human being and all that, he would be a sensible pick. because again, no one would notice or care. >> wouldn't like it. >> ifif you goad me into it, i'll show you tats. >> would you ask him to apologize? >> um. >> i just need to ask you about this, senator mccain was just on the senate floor and said what what you're doing, going after huma. >> i can't do an interior right now. >> can you do one with us later? >> yes, i can. >> she's better than anybody else in the country in making her point regardless, let's give michelle bachmann a hand. >> this one stinks to high heaven. >> oh, libor. libor, libor. >> when we talk about libor wha
strange story of seam israel. but first tim pawlenty isn't born. michelle bachmann isn't stopping and the business extra patrol peter is not a business expert. when it doesn't fit anywhere else we put it in the viewfinder viewfinder. >> hello every. >> off to our programs. >> considered at least by the romneys we're told, safe, reliable steady as she goes, nothing too flashy. >> kind of a boring guy. a reasonable, fine human being and all that, he would be a sensible...
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they became close over the issue of israel. adelson found a very powerful ally in newt gingrich and been a loyalist ever since. i don't think it's an issue where adelson like some donors have a particular problem with mitt romney, but newt's his guy, so newt is reaping the benefits of that. without it, he would have been dead in the water after iowa. >> as far as we know just to make clear, what he is doing is perfectly legal under citizens united, correct or under current campaign law. >> exactly. >> is there any reason people should think if this guy gives so much money now during the campaign that he would have an impact on god forbid, a newt gingrich in the wide house presidential policy. >> for the one issue that adelson seems really passionate about, it's hard to imagine, he and newt are sort of of the same mind frame. it's not like he's buying newt's views on this. you can imagine a megabillionaire who found a candidate who didn't necessarily share his views, gave him the money he needed to win the presidency and that ca
they became close over the issue of israel. adelson found a very powerful ally in newt gingrich and been a loyalist ever since. i don't think it's an issue where adelson like some donors have a particular problem with mitt romney, but newt's his guy, so newt is reaping the benefits of that. without it, he would have been dead in the water after iowa. >> as far as we know just to make clear, what he is doing is perfectly legal under citizens united, correct or under current campaign law....
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committed to the destruction and elimination of israel. those are issues that i say there's just no way. and so what you do is you say you move things along the best way you can. >> jennifer: now this line that the palestinians are not committed to the peace process they're committed to the destruction of israel. could it actually, do you think one, help romney with conservative jewish voters maybe in florida or is it too damaging? >> i think it is very damaging. front of an audience, he wants to tell them what they want to hear. when he went to israel, for example, he attacked and insulted the palestinian people on their culture. you know, he did it repeatedly on his foreign trip. so i think this is not something that's going to gain him political support in a meaningful way. instead, the center of american politics suburban string voters, people will decide this election in places like the philadelphia suburbs or the orlando suburbs or important areas, even the midwest and all through ohio and columbus. these people will be turned off by
committed to the destruction and elimination of israel. those are issues that i say there's just no way. and so what you do is you say you move things along the best way you can. >> jennifer: now this line that the palestinians are not committed to the peace process they're committed to the destruction of israel. could it actually, do you think one, help romney with conservative jewish voters maybe in florida or is it too damaging? >> i think it is very damaging. front of an...
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one was israel. and i don't think romney gained any ground at all in this argument that he tries to make that you want to put daylight between us and israel and you went -- the first time you went overseas, you did not go to israel when obama came back and said well, when i went there as a candidate i didn't take any donors with me. i didn't have fund-raisers at the king david hotel. i went to the holocaust museum then down to the border and talked to these women and their kids when the shells were dropping. romney at that point just shut up. >> he didn't have a comeback to that. >> it is hard to argue with a man who's talking about his holocaust memorial experience. >> bill: romney gave him the opening. when obama said don't -- basically he said don't talk to me about trips right? >> yeah. it is hard for romney to make an argument on that end. >> bill: on libya i mean the president -- hey dan we've got that clip where the president talks about -- he wrapped up and said here's what we did on libya. >
one was israel. and i don't think romney gained any ground at all in this argument that he tries to make that you want to put daylight between us and israel and you went -- the first time you went overseas, you did not go to israel when obama came back and said well, when i went there as a candidate i didn't take any donors with me. i didn't have fund-raisers at the king david hotel. i went to the holocaust museum then down to the border and talked to these women and their kids when the shells...
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mittens, still in israel. i'm not sure he made a gaffe today. >> as president, my first foreign trip will not be to cairo or riyadh or ankara. it will be to jerusalem. the president already met -- he did make a mistake. he called jerusalem the capital of israel when it is in dispute. [ wah wah ] he did make a mistake. you asked and i answered. >> stephanie: this is mittens last year. >> he's treating israel the way so many european countries have with suspicion and distrust and a us suspicion that israel is at fault. >> stephanie: romney surrogate. kelly ayotte. >> senator from new hampshire. >> stephanie: republican of new hampshire. >> mitt romney is going to be strong on america's exceptionalism and strong foreign policy for america. lee go around and apologize for america. the president's first major foreign policy speech in cairo was to apologize for our country and he actually made us weaker as opposed to stronger. mitt romney will stand strong. disf here's the funny thing -- that's always been a lie. bu
mittens, still in israel. i'm not sure he made a gaffe today. >> as president, my first foreign trip will not be to cairo or riyadh or ankara. it will be to jerusalem. the president already met -- he did make a mistake. he called jerusalem the capital of israel when it is in dispute. [ wah wah ] he did make a mistake. you asked and i answered. >> stephanie: this is mittens last year. >> he's treating israel the way so many european countries have with suspicion and distrust...
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israel do whatever you want. no. the problem is if israel attacks iran aren't we stuck because they are going to counterattack. and then will we really say good luck to you? >> i think the reality is the u.s. has the same position as israel on a lot of these things just publicly it would be a mistake to say so so it ends up appearing that we oppose this. but the reality is all along, under the surface, the goals are basically the same. >> i genuinely believe that president obama does not want to go to war with iran. but the problem is jimmy if he goes that's really interesting, barack, but i'm going to go bomb and see what happens? >> have you seen the israel [ inaudible ] in the summer? it is well worth a nuclear war. it really is. let me say you know what is rare because i hate to blame this on george bush but in 2003, we were both fighting the taliban and on the same page and then we come up with the axis of evil and iran still wanted peace. they were going to give us everything. they were going to do everything w
israel do whatever you want. no. the problem is if israel attacks iran aren't we stuck because they are going to counterattack. and then will we really say good luck to you? >> i think the reality is the u.s. has the same position as israel on a lot of these things just publicly it would be a mistake to say so so it ends up appearing that we oppose this. but the reality is all along, under the surface, the goals are basically the same. >> i genuinely believe that president obama...
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to see any serious concrete policy differences with the possible exception of romney's position on israel. but generally speaking i think that what we are hearing from the romney campaign now is campaign rhetoric rather than policy differences with obama. >> well, so, what do you -- what do you consider to be the biggest foreign policy threat to the u.s. in the next four years? and will president obama handle it? will it be different from that the mitt romney from what you could read between the lines. >> the biggest pending issue would be iran's nuclear program, and romney has said that he would not shrink from using force if necessary to stop that program. but that is also obama has not ruled out the use of force. i am not sure that there is a difference there. the more long-range issue is china. and although romney has said he would declare china a currency manipulator on his first day in office, that sounds like more than it is. there are no policy or economic ramifications other than the fact that the u.s. has called china a currency manipulator and while i think that would be a good
to see any serious concrete policy differences with the possible exception of romney's position on israel. but generally speaking i think that what we are hearing from the romney campaign now is campaign rhetoric rather than policy differences with obama. >> well, so, what do you -- what do you consider to be the biggest foreign policy threat to the u.s. in the next four years? and will president obama handle it? will it be different from that the mitt romney from what you could read...
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how are you going to get rid of the tyrants and change the israel-palestine problem. and i think he figured out that because of who i am can recast america. it wasn't going to go as far as he thought. he became the pragmatic president who romney is trying to make believe he is not. >> eliot: you made the fascinating point that many president versus gone through this intellectual revolution, wilson and even jfk, and barack obama more rapidly because he is smart. james traub and jon soltz chairman of vote vets.org , thank you for your time. how much difference did the presidential debate make? more "viewpoint" coming up ahead. (vo) what is said here could decide the election. current tv presents coverage of the vice presidential debate. with unrivaled analysis and commentary. >> was this the game changer? is this going to change the dynamic? (vo) the only network with real-time reaction straight from the campaigns and from viewers like you. >> so keep on tweeting and maybe you'll have your voice be part of this democracy and see your tweets up on our screen. >>now that'
how are you going to get rid of the tyrants and change the israel-palestine problem. and i think he figured out that because of who i am can recast america. it wasn't going to go as far as he thought. he became the pragmatic president who romney is trying to make believe he is not. >> eliot: you made the fascinating point that many president versus gone through this intellectual revolution, wilson and even jfk, and barack obama more rapidly because he is smart. james traub and jon soltz...